Today’s Catholic must-reads: 18/09/13
The Church is a mother who “does not judge, but rather offers God’s forgiveness“, Pope Francis said at his general audience today (short video, full video). Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of...
View ArticlePope chooses beatitudes as themes for next World Youth Days
Pope Francis has asked Catholic young people around the world to read, meditate and act on the beatitudes as they celebrate World Youth Day in their dioceses in 2014 and 2015 and as they prepare to...
View ArticleWorld Youth Day 2016 logo and prayer revealed
The official logo and prayer for World Youth Day 2016 were unveiled in the event’s host city — Krakow, Poland — by the city’s archbishop, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz. The logo and prayer focus on the...
View ArticleKraków, the city of the century
With the Holy Father personally inaugurating registration for World Youth Day 2016 next summer, the eyes of the Catholic world will turn towards the royal and ancient capital of Poland. Kraków, city of...
View ArticleWYD 2016: Moments of noisy celebration and quiet contemplation in Kraków
World Youth Day has officially begun! After years of preparation more than 200,000 of pilgrims attended the opening Mass – and are now getting ready for Pope Francis’s arrival. Having spent a week here...
View ArticlePope Francis meets privately with Poland’s bishops
Poland’s Catholic bishops spent 90 minutes meeting Pope Francis yesterday, but the meeting was private so people could speak freely. “The Holy Father acts on the principle that general issues are...
View ArticlePope makes surprise visit to ill cardinal on way to shrine
Pope Francis made an unscheduled stop at a clinic this morning to visit and pray for comatose Cardinal Franciszek Macharski, the-89-year-old former Archbishop of Krakow. Cardinal Marcharski had...
View ArticleThe revival no one expected
Britain’s Syro-Malabar Catholics, soon to grace the city of Preston with a long-deserved cathedral, seem to be having something of a breakout moment. In June, the ordination of a deacon in Southwark...
View ArticlePope Francis thanks Church in Poland for hosting World Youth Day
Pope Francis has thanked the Church in Poland for its hospitality during World Youth Day. The letter, released by the Bishops Conference of Poland, expresses the Pontiff’s gratitude towards Catholics...
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